A benefit raising money for relief efforts in the wake of Hurricanes Helene and Milton will be broadcast Saturday night on CBS and CMT, two divisions of Paramount Global, the parent company of CBS News. The hourlong “United Way Benefit for Hurricane Relief” will air at 8 p.m. ET/PT, and it will also be streamed on Paramount+ with Showtime, Paramount Global and United Way announced Wednesday.

The benefit will feature performances from Clay Aiken, Tyler Hubbard, Chris Janson, Jonathan McReynolds and Brittney Spencer.

The Backstreet Boys, Billy Bob Thornton, Billy Burke, Blake Shelton, Carly Pearce, Cedric The Entertainer, Cody Alan, Jackson Dean, JB SMOOVE, Kelsea Ballerini, Max Thieriot, “CBS Mornings” co-host Nate Burleson, “The Late Show” host Stephen Colbert, Taye Diggs and the Zac Brown Band will also make appearances during the show.

The benefit aims to raise money for relief and recovery efforts following the back-to-back storms that wreaked havoc in the Southeast in September and October and killed scores of people.

While Milton raked across the Florida peninsula in early October, Helene moved deep inland after it made landfall in late September, causing catastrophic flooding in North Carolina.

“Paramount Global and its brands are proud to collaborate with United Way Worldwide on the ‘United Way Benefit for Hurricane Relief’ in reaching audiences across the U.S. to help those impacted by Hurricanes Helene and Milton,” Melissa C. Potter, executive director of Content for Change at Paramount Global and a United Way Worldwide board of trustees member, said in a statement.

“I have seen firsthand how United Way rallies local leaders, cross-sector partners and the community to aid people during times of crisis, and the resources raised by this benefit event will help those in need to recover and rebuild,” Potter said.

The benefit was taped Monday and Tuesday in Nashville, Tennessee.

CBS News is launching a live, third hour of “CBS Mornings,” called “CBS Mornings Plus,” starting Monday, Sept. 30, with co-hosts Tony Dokoupil and Adriana Diaz. “CBS Mornings Plus” will air from 9-10 a.m. ET/PT weekdays on CBS-owned stations in Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Detroit and Miami, and simulcast on CBS News 24/7, CBS News’ national, free streaming news network. 

“CBS Mornings Plus” is produced by the award-winning “CBS Mornings” team and will take viewers deeper into the most important headlines of the day, as well as pop culture, entertainment, health, wellness and financial news. Dokoupil and Diaz will drive in-depth interviews and original reporting on major news stories each day during the new, live hour.  Dokoupil also continues co-hosting “CBS Mornings” alongside Gayle King and Nate Burleson.

“We’re going to have some chat-able items, some news items, some things from our life — things that are driving our days,” Dokoupil said.

“It’s almost like a variety show, a news show, a friend show  — a show that you, I hope, will be watching and that I think I would want to watch if I were at home,” Diaz said.

“‘CBS Mornings Plus’ is a great example of how our broadcast and beyond strategy is leveraging the strengths of our most important brands to grow the audience and position CBS News and Stations for the future. At the same time, it highlights our commitment to delivering best-in-class journalism on every platform,” said Wendy McMahon, president and CEO, CBS News and Stations and CBS Media Ventures. “We are building on the momentum of ‘CBS Mornings’ and giving audiences more of the signature storytelling and differentiated reporting that they have come to expect from CBS News in the mornings.”

“This expansion of ‘CBS Mornings’ shows a commitment to the brand, and I’m excited to see what this team can do with another hour of real estate to experiment with,” said Shawna Thomas, executive producer of “CBS Mornings” and “CBS Mornings Plus.” “People say all the time they wish we had another hour. Now it’s time for us to do something smart with the time that the audience will appreciate.”

“CBS Mornings” delivers the best of CBS News and Stations’ original reporting, newsmaker interviews and in-depth storytelling from a state-of-the-art studio in New York City’s Times Square. “CBS Mornings” earned the 2022 Outstanding Live News Program Emmy Award.